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He took every opportunity he could to make me feel bad about who I am. He rubbed it in my face that my parents wanted him to date me out of sympathy. Wait. My parents aren't here. They were never here if I died on that bathroom floor.

I turn towards Kellan. "My parents didn't tell him to date me?"

"He believes they did, but no, they didn’t."

I take a deep breath, letting myself be okay with the fact that Carson was exactly the soul he made himself out to be. I look over toward the demon. He is waiting for me to finish with whatever questions I have so he can go back to wherever he resides.

"Make him suffer," I say, my eyebrows narrow as the words leave my lips.

"I can send you a message every now and then to prove he's being carefully taken care of if you want."

A sinister grin crosses my face. "I definitely want that."

"If you ever get bored with her, send her my way. I see why you're so infatuated," the demon says toKellan.

"You'd do well to stay the fuck away from my girl," Kellan grits and the demon holds his hands up in defense.

"I suppose we should be leaving now. I wish you two nothing but the best," the angel says, and with that, the two of them vanish into thin air, leaving Kellan and me alone in the cemetery again.

He looks over at me with the purest love in his eyes. "Are you ready for our forever?"

“Forever,” I say as I shift back into my shadow form.

Epilogue

Kellan - Sometime later

I'm not sure how long it's been since Lena made the choice to stay by my side. Time doesn't have a start or finish in our realm, but every single moment has been nothing short of a gift. No amount of time with her will ever be enough.

She is my beginning and ending, my entire reason for existence. The two of us have grown closer than before as we've begun exploring the change from her being a human soul to a shadow being like myself.

At first, she was worried it might affect the way we feel for one another. She wasn't sure if I would still care for her in the same capacity I did for her human soul, but my feelings for her have only continued to intensify with each passing moment. It’s partially due to her actions. She is so gentle and kind.

Today, she held an old woman’s hand as we walked her into our realm. Seeing how completely selfless Lena is makes me so much more thankful for her. She cared for that old woman with nothing but the purest intentions.

Most days, I struggle between whether love or lust will overtake me. I can't resist her. Ever since she chose to stay, it's as though our shadows can’t get enough of one another.The electric feeling that encompasses us when we touch is unlike anything. It's fucking intoxicating. We find ourselves entangled in one another any chance we get, like two halves to one whole, and I will never complain about it.

All of the souls who were complicit in bullying her when she was at Thorn Grove have moved on from our realm. Aside from Carson, she was there to watch as the demon took each and every one of them. They deserve it after what they put my girl through.

I've been trying my best to experience everything she enjoyed during her time as a human, and she has been eager to show me. Just yesterday, I conjured a waterfall for us to visit. We had a picnic lunch and sat at the base of the rocks. The feeling of the cool mist from the water splashing against our shadows was my second favorite part of the day. My favorite was when she came all over my cock in the water.

Most of our time is spent in our shadow forms. With every passing moment, she becomes closer to who she was always meant to be. Without the hardships from her human life, she is thriving.

Today, I have something extra special planned for her. I saw a familiar name pop up on my list, and I'm going to surprise her with the honor of being the one to reap this particular soul. It's a name she's mentioned to me before while speaking of her past. It's a person who played a significant role in her choice to end her human life. Ross. The piece of shit who her best friend choseover her. He cut her hair and bullied her to the point where she felt like being dead was a greater relief than life itself.

She hasn’t felt the need to self-harm since she became my equal. I make a point for her to always know how loved and cared for she is. If she ever felt worthless or unwanted, it would be solely my fault, and I will never let that happen.

She appears in front of me, not wasting a moment before wrapping her arms around me. I pull her back and look down into those deep brown eyes that I love so much. I give her a chaste kiss, and she peers back at me with a furrowed brow.

"I would love to fuck that greedy cunt until you can't walk, but we have somewhere we need to be. I have a surprise for you."

"Oooooh, I love surprises! What is it?" Her shadows spiral from her, fueled with pure joy, and I have to do my best to keep my composure. She’s so fucking perfect.

"A fun name popped up on my list not too long ago. I think you're really going to love this one."

Her eyes go wide with anticipation. She isn't a murderous being, but she does get a sense of satisfaction from being the one to help certain souls cross. We've taken several people who bullied her in high school, and they all freaked out when they saw her. She laughed about it for an abnormally long period of time. I will do anything to hear my girl laugh or make her happy.

"Who is it this time?" she inquires.